MSI H170M-A PRO Owner's manual

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Quick Start

Thank you for purchasing the MSI

®

H170M-A PRO/ CSM-H170M-A

PRO motherboard. This Quick Start section provides demonstration

diagrams about how to install your computer. Some of the

installations also provide video demonstrations. Please link to the

URL to watch it with the web browser on your phone or tablet. You

may have even link to the URL by scanning the QR code.

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II

Quick Start

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http://youtu.be/bf5La099urI

Installing a Processor/ CPU󱜋󰺱/ 󼧓󺴫󻘇󻗫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟

󷡥󷐗󵀛󱬽/ 󲔞󷠴󱾆󵀛󱬽

Youtube

󰼐󸟐

http://v.youku.com/v_show/

id_XNDkyOTY1NjQ0.html

III

Quick Start

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2

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Installing DDR4 memory/ DDR4󱜋󰺱/

DDR4 󺼣󺽷󺹻 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 DDR4 󷪺󳁋󹠔/ 󲔞󷠴 DDR4 󱌼󲒹

http://youtu.be/T03aDrJPyQs

Youtube

󰼐󸟐

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzUyMTI5ODI4.html

IV

Quick Start

Connecting the Front Panel Header/

 󳍹 󶇳 / 󻳓󺽃 󼟷󺗟 󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/

󸔮󳍺󱑺󶔩󹈘󳨣󸢛󶥂/ 󸑷󳍺󱑹󶔩󹈘󳨤󳍺󱿣

http://youtu.be/DPELIdVNZUI

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2 10

9

JFP1

1 HDD LED + 2 Power LED +

3 HDD LED - 4 Power LED -

5 Reset Switch 6 Power Switch

7 Reset Switch 8 Power Switch

9 Reserved 10 No Pin

RESET SW

POWER SW

POWER LED+

POWER LED-

HDD LED

RESET SW

JFP1

HDD LED

HDD LED -

HDD LED +

POWER LED -

POWER LED +

POWER LED

Youtube

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http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjcyMTczMzM2.html

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Quick Start

Installing the Motherboard/ 󱜋󰺱/

󺼣󻱇󻇃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥󰶻󳼦󳨣/ 󲔞󷠴󰶻󳨤

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VI

Quick Start

Installing SATA Drives/ SATA󱜋󰺱/

SATA 󺦫󺱋󻱃󻋛 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿/ 󲔟󷡥 SATA 󵡃󵠉󳼦/ 󲔞󷠴 SATA 󷸄󱾋

http://youtu.be/RZsMpqxythc

http://v.youku.com/v_show/

id_XNDkzODU5MTky.html

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Youtube

󰼐󸟐

VII

Quick Start

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Installing a Graphics Card/ 󱜋󰺱/

󺋇󺱧󼨌 󼍃󺦫 󻗳󼌧󼨧󺋿 / 󲔟󷡥󹏐󵤛󱙔/ 󲔞󷠴󳠒󱙔

http://youtu.be/mG0GZpr9w_A

http://v.youku.com/v_show/

id_XNDkyOTc3MzQ4.html

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Youtube

󰼐󸟐

VIII

Quick Start

Connecting Peripheral Devices/ 󱟰󸐠󳼤󱬼󳍹󶇳/

󻷋󻆏 󻱴󼌧 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󸔯󳍻󱟱󸘺󷫥󱆕/ 󸑷󳍺󱾫󱰶󷸄󱾋

IX

Quick Start

Connecting the Power Connectors/ 󹄶󴙂󳍹󶇳/ 󻳓󻮟

󼎳󺗴󼗿 󻪿󺅿󼨧󺋿/ 󳏅󰵴󹄷󴙃󳍻󹍨/ 󸑷󳍺󵉐󴙃󳍺󱿣

http://youtu.be/gkDYyR_83I4 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDkzODU0MDQw.html

JPWR1

JPWR2

Youtube

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X

Quick Start

Power On/ 󸔑󹄶/ 󻳓󻮟 󼏫󺋿/ 󱥭󱕜󹄷󴙃/ 󲮔󳦽

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Contents

Safety Information ................................................................................................. 2

Specifications ......................................................................................................... 3

Rear I/O Panel ....................................................................................................... 7

LAN Port LED Status Table..................................................................................... 7

Audio Ports Configuration ...................................................................................... 7

Overview of Components ...................................................................................... 9

CPU Socket ........................................................................................................... 10

DIMM Slots ............................................................................................................ 11

PCI_E1~4: PCIe Expansion Slots .......................................................................... 12

SATA1~6: SATA 6Gb/s Connectors ....................................................................... 13

SE1_21: SATAe Connector .................................................................................... 13

JPWR1~2: Power Connectors ............................................................................... 14

JFP1, JFP2: Front Panel Connectors ................................................................... 14

JUSB2, JUSB3: USB 3.1 Gen1 Connectors........................................................... 15

JUSB1: USB 2.0 Connector .................................................................................. 15

JAUD1: Front Audio Connector ............................................................................ 16

JTPM1: TPM Module Connector ........................................................................... 16

JCOM1: Serial Port Connector ............................................................................. 16

CPUFAN1,SYSFAN1~2: Fan Connectors ............................................................... 17

JBAT1: Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) Jumper ........................................................... 18

XMP LED: XMP Status Indicator ........................................................................... 18

EZ Debug LED: Debug LED Indicators ................................................................. 18

JCI1: Chassis Intrusion Connector ....................................................................... 19

BIOS Setup ........................................................................................................... 20

Entering BIOS Setup ............................................................................................. 20

Resetting BIOS ...................................................................................................... 21

Updating BIOS ....................................................................................................... 21

EZ Mode ................................................................................................................ 22

Advanced Mode .................................................................................................... 24

OC Menu................................................................................................................ 25

Software Description ........................................................................................... 31

Installing Windows

®

7/ 8.1/ 10.............................................................................. 31

Installing Drivers .................................................................................................. 31

Installing Utilities ................................................................................................. 31

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Safety Information

y The components included in this package are prone to damage from electrostatic

discharge (ESD). Please adhere to the following instructions to ensure successful

computer assembly.

y Ensure that all components are securely connected. Loose connections may cause

the computer to not recognize a component or fail to start.

y Hold the motherboard by the edges to avoid touching sensitive components.

y It is recommended to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when

handling the motherboard to prevent electrostatic damage. If an ESD wrist strap

is not available, discharge yourself of static electricity by touching another metal

object before handling the motherboard.

y Store the motherboard in an electrostatic shielding container or on an anti-static

pad whenever the motherboard is not installed.

y Before turning on the computer, ensure that there are no loose screws or metal

components on the motherboard or anywhere within the computer case.

y Do not boot the computer before installation is completed. This could cause

permanent damage to the components as well as injury to the user.

y If you need help during any installation step, please consult a certified computer

technician.

y Always turn off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the power outlet

before installing or removing any computer component.

y Keep this user guide for future reference.

y Keep this motherboard away from humidity.

y Make sure that your electrical outlet provides the same voltage as is indicated on

the PSU, before connecting the PSU to the electrical outlet.

y Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place

anything over the power cord.

y All cautions and warnings on the motherboard should be noted.

y If any of the following situations arises, get the motherboard checked by service

personnel:

 Liquid has penetrated into the computer.

 The motherboard has been exposed to moisture.

 The motherboard does not work well or you can not get it work according to user

guide.

 The motherboard has been dropped and damaged.

 The motherboard has obvious sign of breakage.

y Do not leave this motherboard in an environment above 60C (140F), it may damage

the motherboard.

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Speciﬁcations

Specifications

CPU

Supports 6th Gen Intel

®

Core

™

i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel

®

Pentium

®

and Celeron

®

processors for Socket LGA1151

Chipset Intel

®

H170 Chipset

Memory

y 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB

 Supports DDR4 2133 MHz

y Dual channel memory architecture

y Supports ECC, un-buffered memory

 ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)

y Supports Intel

®

Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

* Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

Expansion Slots

y 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x4)*

y 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

* The PCI_E4 slot will only run PCIe 3.0 x2 speed when the PCI_E3 slot is

installed a device.

Onboard Graphics

y 1x HDMI

™

port, supports a maximum resolution of

4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz

y 1x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of

2048x1536@50Hz, 2048x1280@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz

y 1x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of

1920x1200 @60Hz

Multi-GPU y Supports 2-Way AMD

®

CrossFire

™

Technology

Storage

Intel

®

H170 Chipset

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports

y 1x SATAe port*

y Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10

y Supports Intel

®

Smart Response Technology for Intel

Core

™

processors.

* SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.

USB

y Intel

®

H170 Chipset

 8x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the

back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB

connectors)

 4x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the

back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB

connectors)

Audio

y Realtek

®

ALC892 Codec

y 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

y Supports S/PDIF output

Continued on next page

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Speciﬁcations

Continued from previous page

LAN 1x Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN controller

Back Panel

Connectors

y 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port

y 2x USB 2.0 ports

y 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports

y 1x VGA port

y 1x HDMI

™

port

y 1x DVI-D port

y 1x LAN (RJ45) port

y 1x Clear CMOS button

y 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector

y 5x OFC audio jacks

Internal Connectors

y 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

y 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

y 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

y 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1

Gen1 ports)

y 1x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)

y 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector

y 2x 4-pin system fan connectors

y 1x Clear CMOS jumper

y 1x Front panel audio connector

y 2x Front panel connectors

y 1x TPM module connector

y 1x Chassis Intrusion connector

y 1x Serial port connector

I/O Controller NUVOTON NCT6793D Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

y CPU/System temperature detection

y CPU/System fan speed detection

y CPU/System fan speed control

Form Factor

y m-ATX Form Factor

y 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)

BIOS Features

y 1x 128 Mb flash

y UEFI AMI BIOS

y ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.8

y Multi-language

Continued on next page

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Speciﬁcations

Continued from previous page

Software

y Drivers

y COMMAND CENTER

y LIVE UPDATE 6

y FAST BOOT

y SUPER CHARGER

y M-CLOUD

y RAMDISK

y NETWORK GENIE

y Intel

®

Extreme Tuning Utility

y Norton

™

Security

y Google Chrome

™

,Google Toolbar, Google Drive

y CPU-Z

MSI Exclusive

Features

y CLICK BIOS 5

 EZ Mode & Advanced Mode Switching

 Board Explorer

 Hardware Monitor

y MILITARY CLASS 4

 Military Class Component

 Military Class Stability and Reliability

 ESD Protection

 EMI Protection

 Humidity Protection

 Circuit Protection

 High Temperature Protection

 VGA Armor PCIe Slots

y COMMAND CENTER

 System Monitor

 Smart Fan Control

y RAMDISK

y LIVE UPDATE 6

y M-CLOUD

y CPU-Z

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Speciﬁcations

Continued from previous page

Specification

Highlights

y DDR4 Boost Support

 Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Support

 Isolated DDR4 Circuit Design

 DDR4 XMP Ready

y PCI Express 3.0 Support

 2-Way AMD CrossFire

TM

Support

y NVMe / AHCI Driver Support

y Audio Boost

 Isolated Audio PCB

 High Quality Audio Capacitors

y EZ Debug LED

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Rear I/O Panel

PS/2

LAN

USB 2.0

USB 3.1 Gen1

DVI-D

VGA

Link/ Activity LED

Status Description

Off No link

Yellow Linked

Blinking Data activity

Speed LED

Status Description

Off 10 Mbps connection

Green 100 Mbps connection

Orange 1 Gbps connection

LAN Port LED Status Table

Audio Ports Configuration

Audio Ports

Optical S/PDIF-Out

Clear CMOS

y Clear CMOS button - Power off your computer. Press and hold the Clear CMOS

button for 5 seconds to reset BIOS to default values.

Audio Ports

Channel

2 4 6 8

Center/ Subwoofer Out  

Rear Speaker Out   

Line-In/ Side Speaker Out 

Line-Out/ Front Speaker Out    

Mic In

(: connected, Blank: empty)

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Rear I/O Panel

AUDIO INPUT

Rear Front

Side Center/

Subwoofer

Audio jacks to headphone and microphone diagram

Audio jacks to stereo speakers diagram

Audio jacks to 7.1-channel speakers diagram

AUDIO INPUT

9

Overview of Components

CPUFAN1

JPWR2

PCI_E1

JTPM1

PCI_E3

PCI_E2

PCI_E4

CPU Socket

DIMM1

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM4

JUSB2

JUSB3

JFP1

JFP2

SYSFAN2

SYSFAN1

JTBT1

EZ Debug LED

XMP LED

JAUD1

JPWR1

JUSB1

JCOM1

SATA5_6

SE1_21-SATA43

JCI1

JBAT1

*JTBT1 is used to connect a speciﬁc card.

Note: The JTBT1 connector and the PCI_E3 slot can󽶳t be used simultaneously.

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Overview of Components

CPU Socket

Introduction to the LGA 1151 CPU

The surface of the LGA 1151 CPU has

two notches and a golden triangle to

assist in correctly lining up the CPU for

motherboard placement. The golden

triangle is the Pin 1 indicator.

Important

y

Always unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing

the CPU.

y

Please retain the CPU protective cap after installing the processor. MSI will deal

with Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests if only the motherboard

comes with the protective cap on the CPU socket.

y

When installing a CPU, always remember to install a CPU heatsink. A CPU heatsink

is necessary to prevent overheating and maintain system stability.

y

Confirm that the CPU heatsink has formed a tight seal with the CPU before booting

your system.

y

Overheating can seriously damage the CPU and motherboard. Always make sure

the cooling fans work properly to protect the CPU from overheating. Be sure to

apply an even layer of thermal paste (or thermal tape) between the CPU and the

heatsink to enhance heat dissipation.

y

Whenever the CPU is not installed, always protect the CPU socket pins by covering

the socket with the plastic cap.

y

If you purchased a separate CPU and heatsink/ cooler, Please refer to the

documentation in the heatsink/ cooler package for more details about installation.

y

This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. Before attempting to

overclock, please make sure that all other system components can tolerate

overclocking. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not

recommended. MSI

®

does not guarantee the damages or risks caused by

inadequate operation beyond product specifications.

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